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Bill Guerin and Doug Weight will be inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

Guerin and Weight have won a combined three Stanley Cups over nearly 37 NHL seasons. The duo each represented the U.S. in the Olympics three times as well. Guerin finished his NHL career with 429 goals and 427 assists, while Weight retired with 278 goals and 755 assists. Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos Jr., college hockey coach Ron Mason, and women’s hockey pioneer Cindy Curley round out this year's class. Thu, Jul 25, 2013 09:48:00 AM

Bill Guerin has been a given a job in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization.

The former NHL veteran will serve as the team's player development coach. "Billy has only been retired as a player for one year, so he brings a new and very contemporary perspective to the position," said GM Ray Shero in a statement. "He is going to be a big asset to our young prospects throughout the organization, and to our staff." Wed, Jun 8, 2011 02:23:00 PM

Guerin attempted to extend his career by participating in the Philadelphia Flyers' training camp on a tryout basis, but the Flyers ultimately cut him before the start of the regular season. Guerin scored 429 goals and 856 points in 1,283 games with the New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, New York Islanders, and Pittsburgh Penguins. Mon, Dec 6, 2010 12:06:00 PM

The veteran winger had been attending camp on a tryout, but was unable to get a contract. He missed pair of pre-season games with an infected elbow, but he will likely draw interest from other NHL clubs. Stay tuned. Mon, Oct 4, 2010 05:11:00 PM

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Bill Guerin has been a given a job in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization.

The former NHL veteran will serve as the team's player development coach. "Billy has only been retired as a player for one year, so he brings a new and very contemporary perspective to the position," said GM Ray Shero in a statement. "He is going to be a big asset to our young prospects throughout the organization, and to our staff."

Guerin attempted to extend his career by participating in the Philadelphia Flyers' training camp on a tryout basis, but the Flyers ultimately cut him before the start of the regular season. Guerin scored 429 goals and 856 points in 1,283 games with the New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, New York Islanders, and Pittsburgh Penguins.

The veteran winger had been attending camp on a tryout, but was unable to get a contract. He missed pair of pre-season games with an infected elbow, but he will likely draw interest from other NHL clubs. Stay tuned.

The Philadelphia Flyers still aren't sure if they're going to offer Bill Guerin a contract.

"We're still trying to piece together how things look," GM Paul Holmgren said. "Some of our young kids have played really well. Ben Holmstrom's been good, [Andreas] Nodl has been good, [Mike] Testwuide played a real good game on Friday night. So, there's a lot of people who are making life difficult on us for decision-making. That's a good thing." Guerin had 21 goals and 24 assists in 78 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins last season.

Bill Guerin will attend training camp for the Philadelphia Flyers on a tryout basis.

"Right now I'm just kind of skating and being around the guys," Guerin said following a 50-minute scrimmage last week. "This is a team I would definitely like to play for, but we'll see." The veteran winger will be 40 in November, but he can still supply some offense. Guerin had 21 goals and 45 points in 78 games with Pittsburgh last season.

Bill Guerin took part in an informal workout with the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.

"I was down in the area visiting my father-in-law who lives in Medford [N.J.]," Guerin said. "I was going to be in the area anyway and I wanted to get on the ice. My agent talked to Paul [Holmgren] about possibly having me come here and skate around with the guys. It was nice. It was good to finally get back on the ice and skate." The veteran winger was asked if there was a possibility that he may sign with the Flyers. Guerin said that he wasn't sure where he will end playing this season, but he just wanted to get back on the ice. Stay tuned.

Bill Guerin has been informed by Penguins' GM Ray Shero that he will not be brought back by Pittsburgh for the 2010-11 season.

The 39-year-old notched 21 goals and 45 points in 78 games last year with the Penguins. He saw most of his time on line with Sidney Crosby and played on the top power-play unit as well. However, Pittsburgh made the decision to try to get younger and give their prospects a shot to the crack the lineup. Guerin has made it clear that he wants to play again this campaign and he should draw interest from other teams.

After this week's signings and the departure of Sergei Gonchar, the Penguins still have approximately $2 million of cap room.

Veteran winger Bill Guerin allegedly wants $2 million to continue his career with the Penguins and the club seems to have enough funds to satisfy him. That said, GM Ray Shero seems reluctant to max out his clubs' cap and is hoping that Guerin will play for less in 2010-11. Stay tuned.

Bill Guerin reportedly turned down a deal with the Penguins that would have involved a pay cut from the $2 million he made last season.

GM Ray Shero's top priority going into the free agent period was to improve the team's defense. Now that he feels like he's done that with the recent signings of Zbynek Michalek and Paul Martin, the team has turned their attention over to securing potential wingers. Shero spoke with Guerin on Thursday and he still might end up working something out with the Penguins. However, at least one other team is reportedly interested in Guerin's services. Stay tuned.

The 39-year-old veteran registered 21 goals and 45 points in 78 games with the Penguins in 2009-10. Pittsburgh GM Ray Shero believes that offensive defender Sergei Gonchar will test the waters as well. The door is not shut completely on their returns to the Penguins, but they should draw interest from several clubs, especially Gonchar.

Bill Guerin has told Penguins' GM Ray Shero that he intends on playing at least one more season.

It remains to be seen if the soon-to-be 40-year-old winger will continue his career in Pittsburgh though. Guerin is an unrestricted free agent and the Penguins have to deal with Sergei Gonchar's contract situation before they know how much cap room they will have to spend on guys like Guerin and Matt Cooke. Stay tuned.

Bill Guerin is likely to play Saturday in Game Five against the Canadiens.

He has missed the Pens' last two games with an undisclosed injury but looks as if he may be ready to return to action after practising with his teammates the last two days. Get ready to activate Guerin.

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Sidney Crosby scored a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers.

Crosby continues to light up opposing goalies on a nightly basis. He opened the scoring just 3:06 into the game and he also picked up the primary assist on Conor Sheary's goal less than two minutes later. The Pens captain is currently riding a six-game point streak. Despite missing six games earlier this season, he's already found the back of the net 18 times in 21 games. Crosby is the best player in the game right now.

Evgeni Malkin scored a goal and registered two assists in the Penguins' 8-5 win over Ottawa Monday night.

Malkin is on a six-game point streak. Phil Kessel also recorded a goal and two helpers Monday night. Justin Schultz had his third goal and eighth assist of 2016-17. Sidney Crosby and Matt Cullen each found the back of the net. Ian Cole assisted on two of the Penguins' eight goals.

Nick Bonino has three goals this season with two coming in his last two games.

The forward has 10 points in 25 games after an outstanding playoff last season where he had 18 points in 24 games playing alongside Phil Kessel and Carl Hagelin. He currently isn't playing with them but his average of .4 points per game is just slightly below his norm.

It looks like Scott Wilson will start the 2016-17 season on a line with Evgeni Malkin.

The duo have played well together and it continued Saturday as Wilson had a goal and a couple of helpers in a 5-3 loss to Columbus. Bryan Rust was scheduled to start on the wing with Malkin this season but he has yet to suit up for a practice due to injuries, including a broken finger suffered in Game 6 of the Cup final in June. It will definitely boost Wilson's value if he is able to remain on Malkin's line.

Carl Hagelin will not be receiving extra power play time with the injury to Patric Hornqvist.

Hagelin has slotted into a third line role with plenty of time on the penalty kill and that's just where coach Mike Sullivan wants him. "I've always enjoyed the defensive part of the game," Hagelin said. "When I got to Michigan, that's when I started playing PK a lot. There were a lot of talented guys on the team. I was put on the first PK unit, and I had a lot of fun going out there. I still do. It's a big part of game, and it's a big reason why I love the game, to be honest with you. I love going out there and trying to disrupt their power play." Hagelin has only two goals and six points in 18 games so he shouldn't be on your fantasy roster.

Sheary had 10 points in 44 contests as a rookie in 2015-16, but he's broken out in a big way as a sophomore. With a goal and an assist on Thursday, he's up to seven goals and 15 points in 20 contests this season. It naturally helps that Sheary has been playing alongside Sidney Crosby, but that's an arrangement that might persist throughout the season, especially if Sheary keeps producing like this.

Phil Kessel has been playing on the second line with Evgeni Malkin and Carl Hagelin of late.

Kessel has eight goals this season with four finding the back of the net in the last six games. He played a lot last season with Malkin but the chemistry was not there. Thus far this season, the story has been different and Kessel is starting to shoot more. "I thought he was on the puck," coach Mike Sullivan said of Kessel, who picked up his first multi-goal game of the season. "He’s a threat. He’s got such a great shot. Whether it’s off the rush, underneath the hashmarks as part of the cycle game. I thought he did a better job of tonight of participating in that aspect of the game. We preach to this team all the time that we have to be a team that can generate offense different ways."

Patric Hornqvist is staying hot during his return to the Penguins' lineup.

He posted a power play goal and an assist during the 6-2 win over the Stars, and he now has three points in two games since returning. He also has points in four of his last five total games played. For the season Hornqvist has six goals and 16 points in 18 games.

Bryan Rust had a hat trick and registered an assist to lead the Penguins in an 8-5 victory over Ottawa Monday night.

Rust's hat trick was an unusual one. He got his first goal just 1:45 minutes into the game, but then didn't find the back of the net again until the third frame. His second marker was scored on a penalty shot and then he completed the hat trick with an empty netter at 17:32 of the third period. On a team with quite a bit of offensive talent - as tonight's game displayed - Rust is not known for his goal scoring touch. In fact he had just eight goals in 77 career NHL games prior to Monday's efforts.

Kris Letang scored the winning goal in Saturday night’s 4-3 shootout win of the Pittsburgh Penguins over the New Jersey Devils.

Letang was the third shooter on the ice for the Penguins; Travis Zajac was unable to answer. Letang could not score in regulation, but that did not come from a lack of effort. He made six shots on goal Saturday night with more than 29 minutes of time on ice.

Olli Maatta practiced on Tuesday alongside Kris Letang in the top pairing.

Coach Mike Sullivan moved Brian Dumoulin down to the second unit as he partnered Trevor Daley. Maatta has been anything but an offensive force this season with only one assist in 19 games but he can't help but get better offensive stats with Letang at his side.

Trevor Daley has been quite impressive in the defensive zone this season.

Daley has started the season by blocking more shots than he ever has in the NHL and he is getting on the ice when the draw is in his zone a lot more than ever before. "You want to improve every year and do something a little bit better," Daley said. "With the team we have here, we have such good offensive guys. The quicker that we get back and get the puck up to them, and basically get out of their way, the better it is. Plus, you pretty much have to be good defensively to play in the game today." Daley has two goals and six points in 18 games as is plus-two despite being a minus-three in his last five contests. At 33, his offensive skills may be diminishing but he did have a goal and six points in 15 playoff games last season.

The Penguins spotted Murray a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes of play and they never looked back. The 22-year-old continues to impress in his first full NHL regular season. He has a 9-2-0 record with a 1.94 goals-against-average and a .932 save percentage this season. Murray's clearly the Penguins' number one goalie.